Table II.
Suspected drugs and their latency periods in our series
| Implicated antibiotics | n (%) 29 (67.4) |
Latency (median 4.5 days, [IQR]) |
|---|---|---|
| Penicillins | 12 | 4.0 (4.5) |
| Cephalosporins | 4 | 4.5 (3.3) |
| Quinolones | 3 | 5 (3.3) |
| Vancomycin | 4 | 2.5 (24.3) |
| Other antibiotics/antifungals∗ | 6 | 4.5 (3.0) |
| Other drug classes | n (%) 11 (25.6) |
Latency (median 6.8 days, [IQR]) |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium channel blockers | 2 | 36.5 (3.0) |
| Analgesics | 3 | 6 (3.0) |
| Contrast agent (iohexol) | 2 | 1.5 (3) |
| Other medications† | 4 | 7.5 (5.5) |
IQR, Interquartile range.
∗
Other antibiotics/antifungals were clindamycin, clarithromycin, caspofungin, and ketoconazole.
†
Other medications were levetiracetam, phenytoin, sulphasalazine, and traditional Chinese medicine.